Are hairdressers not allowed to talk to children?

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I know this is a super weird question, my daughter has been to a few hairdressers and I have noticed that the hairdresser comes over to talk to me about what is needed, then proceeds to comb, cut child's hair without a hello or even a question or comment what they're doing to the child. Only time they have been chatty was a home visiting hair dresser.

I just find it a little odd, are they recommend not to talk to child for safeguarding issues???! Or it means child ends up fidgeting??

My kids rattle away at the hairdresser, no law against it!

It’s less of a law, more of an oath and a pledge of allegiance to L’Oreal.

seriousky? You can’t think of any reason at all why a hairdresser might a) want to check with mum before giving a blue Mohican or b) want to pretend to be interested in a 30 minute near-monologue of Minecraft?

Maybe children move their heads around more when they talk?

Perhaps that particular hairdresser is not confident talking to children?

Last time I took dd2 (can talk for England) she and the hairdresser had a great time chatting away about her ballet show and the other children the hairdresser knew who had been it. She did ask me what was being done to the hair though.

With a lot of kids, if you talk to them about their important things (school, Marvel, Thomas the Tank Engine, puppies, whatever), they will naturally wave their arms around, turn, look up and get animated. Not something you want when you're trying to get a level fringe with a set of razor sharp scissors in your hand and a couple of centimetres away from their eyes.

No talking means they are more likely to remain pretty much still and not turn sideways in response to a comment.

Yeah I suspect most hairdressers prefer their mini clients to leave with their eyes & ears in tact and a relatively hood hair cut. Not really possible with animated children.

I don't believe they didn't say hello though.